by Robin Kramer of Flourish & Thrive Image credit: "Too Many Ideas, Not Enough Time" print by Ross Moody Have you ever had those days when you just wished you could clone yourself because you had so much to do? I still have those days, but happily they are few and far between. It took me a long time to learn that time management is really self-management. I’m a yes, … [Read more...] about Setting Boundaries & Dealing with Overwhelm – How “Chunking” helped me value myself & my time
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Raise Your Hand to Ask Daniellexo
Oh My! Handmade community! Long time fan, first time blogger. Jessika invited me to hop on over and start an advice column, and that felt right up my alley, so here I am. Let me tell you a bit about myself. In 2005 I started selling on a little, tiny website called Etsy. I fell in love and started a few Etsy Teams, ran a few Etsy craft shows and was quickly asked to cross over … [Read more...] about Raise Your Hand to Ask Daniellexo
What you are actually selling may surprise you
Editor's note: A big welcome to the oh-so-lovely and biz smart Jenna Herbut of Make It! University & Make It! Productions to our team of OMHG contributors. I was lucky to meet Jenna in June at our Etsy Educator training and am thrilled she is sharing her awesome with us! Image credit: Live with Passion print by Sweet Harvey It may sound weird to think that selling goes … [Read more...] about What you are actually selling may surprise you
Want New Opportunities Knocking On Your Door?
Image credit: Fingerless gloves by alexmalexdesigns "To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions." — Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The past few months have really brought my attention back to the idea of openness and what it creates for us in our journey. I’ve had the chance … [Read more...] about Want New Opportunities Knocking On Your Door?
RESERVATIONS AT 8: Creating Reserved Etsy Listings
Image Credit: Shannon Kelley Photography via Heart Love Weddings I recently helped a client who wanted to add a listing to her new Etsy shop for a local Buyer. My suggestion to her was to set it up as a RESERVED listing and since then, I've gotten quite a few questions about this from handmade folks that are new to Etsy, so I thought it would be handy to have a very general … [Read more...] about RESERVATIONS AT 8: Creating Reserved Etsy Listings
